Durbin Asks If Cruz Understands How Many Votes Is Needed To Defund ObamaCare
Senator Dick Durbin seemed to question Senator Ted Cruz’s ability to count to 60 during a question and answer exchange on the Senate floor Tuesday.
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Dick Durbin's Dreamer: 'F*** Israel'
Alaa Mukahhal, the “Dreamer” who has been praised on the floor of the Senate by Dick Durbin (D-IL) as an activist “in the finest American tradition,” wrote a short and obscene assessment of Israel and its supporters on her Facebook page
Illinois Supreme Court Strikes Down State's Gun Law
Illinois is one of the most and-gun states in America. The voters typically elect inveterate foes of the Second Amendment such Senator Dick Durbin and President Barack Obama. Yet the Supreme Court elected by those same voters just struck down
Trayvon Martin's Mother to Testify in Senate on 'Stand Your Ground' Laws
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL), the chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, announced on Thursday that a central witness in the September 17 Senate hearing targeting “Stand Your Ground” laws will be Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon
The Freedom Foundation Hits Back at Bully Dick Durbin:
Last week, Senator Dick Durbin sent letters to corporate and nonprofit supporters of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), asking them to disclose their positions on “stand-your-ground” legislation which ALEC supported in 2005. Senator Ted Cruz fired off a statement in
"Inappropriate Government Intrusion': Ted Cruz Responds To Dick Durbin's Bullying Letter To ALEC Donors
Just like the president, fellow Illinoisan Senator Dick Durbin was one of the first Democrats to publicly decry the IRS scandal which he called “absolutely unacceptable” and “unthinkable.” But an Oct. 2010 letter to then-IRS Commissioner Douglas Shulman, urging an
Durbin Slams Cruz
Senator Dick Durbin on Senator Ted Cruz
Sen. Dick Durbin Announces 'Crime Gun Tracing Act'
WGN: Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin was in Chicago today to announce new gun control legislation he says will make it easier for law enforcement to solve gun crimes.
Obamacare Defender Durbin Admits Law Needs Changes and Improvements
The number two Democrat in the Senate, Dick Durbin (D-IL), has been a staunch ally for President Obama’s massive takeover of American’s healthcare, but now Durbin has told WLS Chicago that Obamacare (the Affordable Healthcare Act) needs changes and improvements. Durbin’s
Durbin Wants Government To Decide Who Is a Journalist
Would Thomas Payne have been able to pass Dick Durbin’s journalist smell test? Here’s an even better question: Do you really want the likes of Dick Durbin and Chuck Schumer deciding who a journalist is, and therefore who is entitled
Immigration Fight to Dominate Sunday Shows
On the Sunday shows, prominent members of the Senate’s Gang of Eight will face off against some of the staunchest opponents of “comprehensive immigration reform” just days before the Senate attempts to ram the bill through next week. In addition, five “Gang
Durbin: We Don't Need 70 Votes For Immigration Reform
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) when asked whether the gang of eight immigration bill needed more than 70 votes:
Durbin On PRISM: I Tired To 'Narrow' Gathering Info
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., chairman of the subcommittee that oversees funding for intelligence, speaks to the “CBS This Morning” co-hosts about National Security Agency scandal, the conflict in Syria, and the potential for immigration reform in the U.S.
Rubio's Big Immigration "Mistake"
In an interview with Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey, Senator Marco Rubio admits to a “mistake” being made in the ‘Gang of Eight’ immigration reform bill. The mistake Rubio talks about is, “leaving the border plan up to the Department of
Durbin Not Sure If Bloggers Deserve Constitutional Protection
In an appearance on Fox News Sunday, senior Illinois Senator, Democrat Dick Durbin, expressed doubt as to whether bloggers deserve constitutional protection for their work online. On the May 26 broadcast of the Sunday show, Durbin told host Chris Wallace
Durbin Backs Pritzker for Commerce; Heiress Has 'Broken Through Glass Ceiling'
Illinois Senator Dick Durbin (D) has thrown his support behind Penny Pritzker for U.S. Secretary of Commerce. After meeting with Pritzker last week, Durbin told the Chicago Tribune she would make an “outstanding” Cabinet secretary, and he would do everything he
Durbin: Benghazi Hearings 'Witch Hunt'
CBS: Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., debate congressional oversight of the Sept. 11 attack on a U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
Senator Durbin: Immigration Bill Would Prevent Boston Bombing
On CNN’s “State Of The Union” “Gang of 8” member Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said that immigration reform is the way to make America safer.
Dick Durbin at May Day Immigration Rally: Communists? What Communists?
On Wednesday, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined nearly two thousand trade unionists, open communists, socialists, anarchists and illegal aliens at Chicago’s May Day march and rally. Two large rally demonstrations that began at Union Park and Chicago’s Haymarket Riot monument
Durbin Defends His Rally With Communists, Anarchists
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin at a Chicago May Day Rally
Dem Sen Slams Admin For Skipping Drone Hearing
Senator Dick Durbin and Senator Ted Cruz opened the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional Issues drone hearing on Tuesday expressing their disappointment in the administration for not providing a witness to the hearing. Cruz revealed that the hearing actually changed
Sen Durbin Won't Answer On Obama's Debt Hypocrisy
Fox News Sunday’s Chris Wallace asks Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) if Obama said $9 trillion debt was unpatriotic, then what does $16 trillion debt mean?Show more
Senator Dick Durbin Calls Professor's 2nd Amendment Stance 'Suicide Pact'
Sen. Dick Durbin on Wednesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the proposed “assault weapons ban of 2013.”
Durbin, Baltimore Police Chief: 'Creepy' NRA Members Want To Attack Law Enforcement
During the Senate Judiciary Committee today, Senator Dick Durbin said that NRA members have been confronting him about the Second Amendment. Durbin said that the idea of government tyranny meant that NRA members were ready to attack law enforcement officers.
